Help your child with homework. If your child doesn’t need help, get in the habit of checking his answers.

Join your school’s parent group. Attend a meeting to find out what’s happening in school and how you can get involved.

Help out in your child’s classroom. Most teachers are grateful for an extra set of hands. They might need you for special projects, or to work one-on-one or with small groups of children on reading, math, or other subjects.

Take over some of your teacher’s photocopying. Commit to an hour or two a week of photocopying to free up your child’s teacher for classwork.